Generalleutnant Hermann Franke Born: 14 May 1878 in Wernigerode Died: 30 Mar 1956 in Gro�en-Buseck by Gie�en Promotions:
F�hnrich (18 Nov 1897); Sekondeleutnant (18 Aug 1898); umbenannt in Leutnant (01 Jan 1899); Oberleutnant (21 Mar 1908); Hauptmann (01 Oct 1913); Major (22 Mar 1918); Oberstleutnant (11 Jan 1924); Oberst (01 Apr 1927); Generalmajor (01 Feb 1931); Generalleutnant z.V. (01 Apr 1941) Career:
Entered Army Service (01 Apr 1897)
Fahnenjunker in the 3rd Pioneer-Battalion (01 Apr 1897-22 Mar 1912)
Detached to the Artillery and Engineer School (01 Oct 1901-31 Jul 1902)
Speech Course in Italian (01 Oct 1903-31 Mar 1904)
Engineer-Course at the Artillery and Engineer School (01 Oct 1904-31 Jul 1905)
Battalion-Adjutant of the 3rd Pioneer-Battalion (01 Oct 1905-30 Sep 1908)
Detached to the War Academy (01 Oct 1908-21 Jul 1911)
Detached to the 3rd Ulanen-Regiment (01 Oct 1911-21 Mar 1912)
Detached to the Grand General Staff (22 Mar 1912-22 Mar 1914)
Transferred into the Grand General Staff (22 Mar 1914-01 Aug 1914)
In the General-Staff of the V. Reserve-Corps (01 Aug 1914-26 Dec 1914)
Transferred to the General-Staff of the 77th Infantry-Brigade (26 Dec 1914-28 Mar 1915)
Transferred to the General-Staff of the 10th Reserve-Division (28 Mar 1915-03 Jan 1918)
Instructor at the General-Staff-Courses Sedan (03 Jan 1918-04 Mar 1918)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 11th Division (04 Mar 1918-03 May 1918)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of Special-Purpose-General-Command 54 (03 May 1918-10 Jun 1918)
In the General-Staff of the 7th Army (10 Jun 1918-27 Sep 1918)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of XVII. Army-Corps (27 Sep 1918-07 Nov 1918)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 4th Army (07 Nov 1918-03 Jan 1919)
Assigned to the Chief of the General-Staff of the Field-Army (03 Jan 1919-26 Jan 1919)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the 21st Division (26 Jan 1919-03 May 1919)
Chief Of Operations (Ia) in the General-Staff of the XVIII. Army-Corps (03 May 1919-16 May 1920)
With the General-Staff of Military-District-Command V (16 May 1920-31 Jan 1923)
Commander of the III. Battalion of the 13th Infantry-Regiment (31 Jan 1923-30 Aug 1924)
Chief Of Staff of the 2nd Cavalry-Division (30 Aug 1924-12 Mar 1928)
With the Staff of the 3rd Infantry-Regiment (12 Mar 1928-01 Jan 1929)
Commander of the 3rd Infantry-Regiment (01 Jan 1929-31 Mar 1931)
Retired (31 Mar 1931)
Publisher of the Manuel Of Modern Military Sciences, Berlin/Leipzig 1936 (1936)
Placed to Disposal (Army) (28 Aug 1939)
Commander of Replacement-Troops Military-District II (28 Aug 1939-09 Nov 1939)
Commander of Division 152 (09 Nov 1939-30 Nov 1939)
Commander of the 162nd Infantry-Division (01 Dec 1939-13 Jan 1942)
Taken Ill, F�hrer-Reserve OKH (13 Jan 1942-30 Jun 1942)
Retired (30 Jun 1942)
Decorations & Awards:
- Deutsches Kreuz in Gold: am 16.01.1942 als Generalleutnant z.V. und Kommandeur der 162. Infanterie-Division
- RK des Kgl. Preuss. Hausordens von Hohenzollern mit Schwertern
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Kronen-Orden IV. Klasse
- Kgl. Bayer. Milit�r-Verdienstorden IV. Klasse mit Schwertern
- Grossherzoglich Hessische Tapferkeitsmedaille
- Hamburgisches Hanseatenkreuz
- Anhaltisches Friedrich-Kreuz
- Kgl. Preuss. Dienstauszeichnungskreuz
- Ehrenkreuz f�r Frontk�mpfer
- Spange zum EK II
- Spange zum EK I
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